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All Over the World
Pop · 1988 · 14 tracks

All Over the World

Françoise Hardy

A collection of Françoise Hardy's English-language recordings, blending breathy Parisian melancholy with lush 1960s orchestral pop and delicate acoustic arrangements.

1988 · Disques Vogue

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All Over the World captures the specific, fragile magic of Françoise Hardy as she translated her Gallic cool for an international audience. While many of her contemporaries in the yé-yé scene leaned into bubblegum energy, Hardy remained the patron saint of the introverts. This album sounds like a series of secrets whispered over a cup of black coffee in a rain-slicked Paris. Her voice, a breathy alto that never feels the need to shout, floats effortlessly over arrangements that range from stripped-back folk to sophisticated chamber pop.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
The Rose
2:21
04
However Much
2:19
05
It’s Getting Late
1:41
06
Only Friends
2:22
07
Say It Now
2:18
08
Just Call and I’ll Be There
2:33
09
Only You Can Do It
2:56
10
It’s My Heart
1:50
11
Another Place
2:18
13
Catch a Falling Star
2:12
15
I Wish It Were Me
2:13
16
I Will Change My Life
2:55
17
You Just Have to Say the Word
2:43
18
So Many Friends
2:19
Moments Worth Listening For
the title track with its sweeping, cinematic strings and Hardy's stoic, almost detached delivery
the transition from a simple acoustic guitar line to a full orchestral swell in The Rose
the intimate, close-mic'd vocal texture on Only Friends where you can hear every breath
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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